JRA still pursuing convention hotel

11:03 PM,
Feb. 26, 2014

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The Jackson Redevelopment Authority says it's getting close to finalizing a formal request for proposals to build a long-desired but oft-delayed hotel across from the Jackson Convention Complex.

The group said Wednesday it aims to draft a proposal in the next two weeks and then spend the following two crafting final wording and spelling out specifications of the project. The request would then be publicly issued in an effort to find a developer. The request will be a joint effort from JRA and the city of Jackson.

"We really need to get that convention center property developed," said JRA ...